Philip Michael Thomas

Birthday: 1949-05-26
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Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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).

Credits

Year	Title	Character
	Miami Shakedown	Frank Ferguson
2024-03-01	No Family Without Blood	Godfrey
2003-03-14	Fate	Detective Ciprian Raines
1991-01-06	Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter	Chuck Gilmore
1990-11-17	A Little Piece of Sunshine	Tomson
1989-10-23	False Witness	Bobby Marsh
1989-09-22	The Wizard of Speed and Time	Policeman Mickey Polanko
1989-05-21	Miami Vice: Freefall	Detective Ricardo Tubbs
1986-12-31	Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1986-10-06	A Fight for Jenny	David Caldwell
1985-09-27	Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son	Detective Ricardo Tubbs
1984-09-16	Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper	Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
1982-10-01	Hey Good Lookin'	Chaplin (voice)
1979-12-07	Valentine	Bean
1979-05-30	Lawman Without a Gun	Rufus Cartwright
1979-04-27	The Dark	Corn Rows
1978-05-18	The Beasts Are on the Streets	Eddie Morgan
1978-02-26	Loose Change
1978-01-01	Death Drug	Jesse
1977-08-31	Black Fist	Fletch & Boom Boom
1976-09-02	The Fungi Man	Gaspar / Adopted boy
1976-04-07	Sparkle	Stix
1975-08-20	Coonskin	Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
1975-01-31	Mr. Ricco	Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)
1973-04-10	Book of Numbers	Dave Green
1973-03-21	Toma	Sam Hooper
1972-08-18	Stigma	Dr. Calvin Crosse