Name
Philip Michael Thomas
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1949-05-26 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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).
Known For
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The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerge...
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In 1953 Brooklyn, charismatic hood and The Stompers leader Vinnie Genzianna, his friend an...
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Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York City cop Rico Tubbs when bo...
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A Hollywood filmmaker makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownst to him, the produ...
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To make money, a Los Angeles street-fighter goes to work for gangsters....
- 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)
- 1993 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
- 1985 The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
- 1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self
- 1989 Miami Vice: Freefall as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
- 1991 Detective Extralarge: Yo-yo as Dumas
- 1996 Nash Bridges ( 2 episodes ) as Cedrick Hawks
- 1974 Movin' On ( 1 episode )
- 1974 Good Times ( 1 episode )
- 1979 Trapper John, M.D. ( 1 episode )
- 1975 Starsky & Hutch ( 1 episode ) as Kingston St. Jacques
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 1 episode )
- 1969 Medical Center ( 1 episode )
- 1975 Wonder Woman ( 1 episode ) as Furst
- 1974 Police Woman ( 1 episode )
- 1973 Toma ( 3 episodes ) as Bad Sam
- 1999 Where Are They Now? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1976 Sirota's Court ( 1 episode )
- 1997 We Are Angels ( 6 episodes ) as Joe Thomas / Father Zaccaria
- 1984 Miami Vice ( 110 episodes ) as Rico Tubbs
- 1991 Detective Extralarge ( 6 episodes ) as Dumas
- 2003 High Chaparall ( 1 episode )
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
- 1979 Roots: The Next Generations ( 1 episode ) as Eddie Franklin
- 1978 Loose Change ( 1 episode ) as Skip
