- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 26, 1949
- Place of Birth
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
Philip Michael Thomas
Philip Michael Thomas (born May 26, 1949) is a retired American actor and musician, best known for his role as detective Ricardo Tubbs on the hit 1980s TV series Miami Vice. His first notable roles were in Coonskin (1975) and opposite Irene Cara in the 1976 film Sparkle. After his success in Miami Vice, he appeared in numerous made-for-TV movies and advertisements for telephone psychic services. He also voiced the character Lance Vance in the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006).
Filmography
No Family Without Blood
movieNo Family Without Blood
2024 · Godfrey
movie2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010 · (archive footage)
tvHigh Chaparall
2003
movieFate
2003 · Detective Ciprian Raines
movieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Self
Where Are They Now?
tvWhere Are They Now?
1999 · Self
tvWe Are Angels
1997 · Joe Thomas / Father Zaccaria
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996
tvNash Bridges
1996 · Cedrick Hawks
movieMiami Shakedown
1993 · Frank Ferguson, Executive Producer
tvDetective Extralarge
1991 · Dumas
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991 · Chuck Gilmore
movieA Little Piece of Sunshine
1990 · Tomson
movieFalse Witness
1989 · Bobby Marsh
movieThe Wizard of Speed and Time
1989 · Policeman Mickey Polanko
movieMiami Vice: Freefall
1989 · Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
movieNelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988 · Self
movieA Fight for Jenny
1986 · David Caldwell
movieCharlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1986 · Himself
movieThe NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
movieMiami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984 · Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
tvMiami Vice
1984 · Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs
movieHey Good Lookin'
1982 · Chaplin (voice)
movieValentine
1979 · Bean
tvTrapper John, M.D.
1979
movieLawman Without a Gun
1979 · Rufus Cartwright
movieThe Dark
1979 · Corn Rows
tvRoots: The Next Generations
1979 · Eddie Franklin
movieThe Beasts Are on the Streets
1978 · Eddie Morgan
tvLoose Change
1978 · Skip
movieDeath Drug
1978 · Jesse
movieBlack Fist
1977 · Fletch & Boom Boom
Sirota's Court
tvSirota's Court
1976
movieThe Fungi Man
1976 · Gaspar / Adopted boy
movieSparkle
1976 · Stix
tvWonder Woman
1975 · Furst
tvStarsky & Hutch
1975 · Kingston St. Jacques
movieCoonskin
1975 · Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
movieMr. Ricco
1975 · Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)
tvPolice Woman
1974
tvMovin' On
1974
tvGood Times
1974
tvToma
1973 · Bad Sam
movieBook of Numbers
1973 · Dave Green
movieToma
1973 · Sam Hooper
movieStigma
1972 · Dr. Calvin Crosse
tvMedical Center
1969
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee