Philip Michael Thomas
Born: 1949-05-26 in Columbus, Ohio, USA
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2024
- No Family Without Blood as Godfrey
2010
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
2003
- Fate as Detective Ciprian Raines
- High Chaparall
2002
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
1999
- Where Are They Now? as Self
1997
- We Are Angels as Joe Thomas / Father Zaccaria
1996
- Nash Bridges as Cedrick Hawks
- E! True Hollywood Story
1991
- Detective Extralarge as Dumas
- 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
1987
- Miami Vice ‘The Prodigal Son’ as Detective Ricardo Tubbs
1986
- A Fight for Jenny as David Caldwell
- Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment as Himself
1984
- Miami Vice as Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs
- Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
1982
- Hey Good Lookin' as Chaplin (voice)
1979
- Trapper John, M.D.
- Roots: The Next Generations as Eddie Franklin
- The Dark as Corn Rows
- Valentine as Bean
- Lawman Without a Gun as Rufus Cartwright
1978
- The Beasts Are on the Streets as Eddie Morgan
- Death Drug as Jesse
1977
- Black Fist as Fletch & Boom Boom
1976
- Sparkle as Stix
- The Fungi Man as Gaspar / Adopted boy
- Sirota's Court
1975
- Starsky & Hutch as Kingston St. Jacques
- Wonder Woman as Furst
- Coonskin as Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
- Mr. Ricco as Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)
1973
- Toma as Sam Hooper
- Toma as Bad Sam
- Book of Numbers as Dave Green
1972
- Stigma as Dr. Calvin Crosse
1969
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee