Philip Michael Thomas
Birthday
1949/05/26 (76 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Also know as
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Biography
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).
Acting
(1979) Lawman Without a Gun
as Rufus Cartwright
(1976) Sparkle
as Stix
(1982) Hey Good Lookin'
as Chaplin (voice)
(1975) Coonskin
as Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
(1972) Stigma
as Dr. Calvin Crosse
(2003) Fate
as Detective Ciprian Raines
(1978) Death Drug
as Jesse
(1975) Mr. Ricco
as Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)
(1973) Book of Numbers
as Dave Green
(1984) Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
(2024) No Family Without Blood
as Godfrey
(2002) NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
(1978) The Beasts Are on the Streets
as Eddie Morgan
(1977) Black Fist
as Fletch & Boom Boom
(1976) The Fungi Man
as Gaspar / Adopted boy
(2010) 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
Miami Shakedown
as Frank Ferguson
(1991) Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Chuck Gilmore
(1989) The Wizard of Speed and Time
as Policeman Mickey Polanko
(1979) Valentine
as Bean
(1989) False Witness
as Bobby Marsh
(1979) The Dark
as Corn Rows
(1990) A Little Piece of Sunshine
as Tomson
(1986) A Fight for Jenny
as David Caldwell
(1986) Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
as Himself
(1973) Toma
as Sam Hooper
(1996) Nash Bridges
as Cedrick Hawks
(1974) Good Times
as ---
(1974) Movin' On
as ---
(1979) Trapper John, M.D.
as ---
(1975) Starsky & Hutch
as Kingston St. Jacques
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(1969) Medical Center
as ---
(1975) Wonder Woman
as Furst
(1974) Police Woman
as ---
(1973) Toma
as Bad Sam
(1999) Where Are They Now?
as Self
(1976) Sirota's Court
as ---
(1997) We Are Angels
as Joe Thomas / Father Zaccaria
(1984) Miami Vice
as Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs
(1991) Detective Extralarge
as Dumas
(2003) High Chaparall
as ---
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
(1979) Roots: The Next Generations
as Eddie Franklin