Philip Michael Thomas
Acting
1949-05-26 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
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
2024 · Movie
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010 · Movie
High Chaparall
2003 · Series
Fate
2003 · Movie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Movie
Where Are They Now?
1999 · Series
We Are Angels
1997 · Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
Nash Bridges
1996 · Series
Miami Shakedown
1993 · Movie
Detective Extralarge: Yo-yo
1991 · Movie
Detective Extralarge
1991 · Series
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991 · Movie
A Little Piece of Sunshine
1990 · Movie
False Witness
1989 · Movie
The Wizard of Speed and Time
1989 · Movie
Miami Vice: Freefall
1989 · Movie
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988 · Movie
A Fight for Jenny
1986 · Movie
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1986 · Movie
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985 · Movie
Miami Vice
1984 · Series
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984 · Movie
Hey Good Lookin'
1982 · Movie
Valentine
1979 · Movie
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · Series
Lawman Without a Gun
1979 · Movie
The Dark
1979 · Movie
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · Series
The Beasts Are on the Streets
1978 · Movie
Loose Change
1978 · Series
Death Drug
1978 · Movie
Black Fist
1977 · Movie
Sirota's Court
1976 · Series
The Fungi Man
1976 · Movie
Sparkle
1976 · Movie
Wonder Woman
1975 · Series
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · Series
Coonskin
1975 · Movie
Mr. Ricco
1975 · Movie
Police Woman
1974 · Series
Movin' On
1974 · Series
Good Times
1974 · Series
Toma
1973 · Series
Book of Numbers
1973 · Movie
Toma
1973 · Movie
Stigma
1972 · Movie
Medical Center
1969 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series