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).
As actor 48
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Miami Vice
1984
Nash Bridges
1996
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Medical Center
1969
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Police Woman
1974
Good Times
1974
Wonder Woman
1975
Where Are They Now?
1999
Toma
1973
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Movin' On
1974
Detective Extralarge
1991
High Chaparall
2003
We Are Angels
1997
Loose Change
1978
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
Coonskin
1975
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
Stigma
1972
The Dark
1979
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Fate
2003
A Little Piece of Sunshine
1990
False Witness
1989
Hey Good Lookin'
1982
The Beasts Are on the Streets
1978
The Wizard of Speed and Time
1989
Sirota's Court
1976
Sparkle
1976
Mr. Ricco
1975
Miami Vice: Freefall
1989
The Fungi Man
1976
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
Lawman Without a Gun
1979
Black Fist
1977
A Fight for Jenny
1986
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991
No Family Without Blood
2024
Toma
1973
Miami Shakedown
1993
Death Drug
1978
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1986
Book of Numbers
1973
Valentine
1979