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