Philip Michael Thomas
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).
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Miami Vice
1984
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Nash Bridges
1996
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Police Woman
1974
Medical Center
1969
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Good Times
1974
Wonder Woman
1975
Where Are They Now?
1999
Toma
1973
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Movin' On
1974
Detective Extralarge
1991
Coonskin
1975
High Chaparall
2003
We Are Angels
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
Sirota's Court
1976
Miami Vice: Freefall
1989
Stigma
1972
The Dark
1979
Loose Change
1978
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
Fate
2003
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
False Witness
1989
Hey Good Lookin'
1982
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
A Little Piece of Sunshine
1990
Detective Extralarge: Yo-yo
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991
Toma
1973
Black Fist
1977
Lawman Without a Gun
1979
A Fight for Jenny
1986
Valentine
1979
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1986
The Wizard of Speed and Time
1989
Sparkle
1976
Mr. Ricco
1975
Death Drug
1978
The Fungi Man
1976
The Beasts Are on the Streets
1978
Book of Numbers
1973
No Family Without Blood
2024
Miami Shakedown
1993