Philip Michael Thomas
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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
Credits
Coonskin (1975)
as Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper (1984)
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)
as Self
Sparkle (1976)
as Stix
The Dark (1979)
as Corn Rows
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
as (archive footage)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Self
Black Fist (1977)
as Fletch & Boom Boom
Hey Good Lookin' (1982)
as Chaplin (voice)
Mr. Ricco (1975)
as Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)
Stigma (1972)
as Dr. Calvin Crosse
The Wizard of Speed and Time (1989)
as Policeman Mickey Polanko
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (1985)
Actor
Death Drug (1978)
as Jesse
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)
as Chuck Gilmore
A Little Piece of Sunshine (1990)
as Tomson
False Witness (1989)
as Bobby Marsh
The Fungi Man (1976)
as Gaspar / Adopted boy
Toma (1973)
as Sam Hooper
Miami Vice: Freefall (1989)
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
Lawman Without a Gun (1979)
as Rufus Cartwright
Fate (2003)
as Detective Ciprian Raines
A Fight for Jenny (1986)
as David Caldwell
Valentine (1979)
as Bean
Book of Numbers (1973)
as Dave Green
No Family Without Blood (2024)
as Godfrey
The Beasts Are on the Streets (1978)
as Eddie Morgan
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment (1986)
as Himself
Miami Shakedown (1993)
as Frank Ferguson