Philip Michael Thomas

Personal Info

Birthday

May 26, 1949

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Philip Michael Thomas

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

Miami Vice

Starsky & Hutch

Nash Bridges

Wonder Woman

Toma

Detective Extralarge

We Are Angels

No Family Without Blood

Filmography

2024
No Family Without Blood
as Godfrey
2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
2003
Fate
as Detective Ciprian Raines
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Chuck Gilmore
1990
A Little Piece of Sunshine
as Tomson
1989
False Witness
as Bobby Marsh
The Wizard of Speed and Time
as Policeman Mickey Polanko
Miami Vice: Freefall
as Detective Ricardo Tubbs
1987
Miami Vice: Down for the Count
as Detective Ricardo Tubbs
1986
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
as Himself
A Fight for Jenny
as David Caldwell
1985
Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
as Detective Ricardo Tubbs
1984
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
1982
Hey Good Lookin'
as Chaplin (voice)
1979
Valentine
as Bean
Lawman Without a Gun
as Rufus Cartwright
The Dark
as Corn Rows
1978
The Beasts Are on the Streets
as Eddie Morgan
Death Drug
as Jesse
1977
Black Fist
as Fletch & Boom Boom
1976
The Fungi Man
as Gaspar / Adopted boy
Sparkle
as Stix
1975
Coonskin
as Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
Mr. Ricco
as Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)
1973
Book of Numbers
as Dave Green
1972
Stigma
as Dr. Calvin Crosse