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Known for: Acting
Credits: 47
Gender: Male
Birthday: May 26, 1949 (age 77)
Place of birth: Columbus, Ohio, USA

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).

Known for

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984

Miami Vice

1984

Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges

1996

Nash Bridges

1996

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

Police Woman

Police Woman

1974

Police Woman

1974

Medical Center

Medical Center

1969

Medical Center

1969

Good Times

Good Times

1974

Good Times

1974

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

1975

Wonder Woman

1975

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

Movin' On

Movin' On

1974

Movin' On

1974

Toma

Toma

1973

Toma

1973

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

Detective Extralarge

Detective Extralarge

1991

Detective Extralarge

1991

High Chaparall

High Chaparall

2003

High Chaparall

2003

Coonskin

Coonskin

1975

Coonskin

1975

Philip Michael Thomas · Cinemalant

Credits

No Family Without Blood
as Godfrey
2024
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
2010
High Chaparall
2003
Fate
as Detective Ciprian Raines
2003
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002
Where Are They Now?
as Self
1999
We Are Angels
as Joe Thomas / Father Zaccaria
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Nash Bridges
as Cedrick Hawks
1996
Detective Extralarge
as Dumas
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Chuck Gilmore
1991
A Little Piece of Sunshine
as Tomson
1990
False Witness
as Bobby Marsh
1989
The Wizard of Speed and Time
as Policeman Mickey Polanko
1989
Miami Vice: Freefall
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
1989
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
1988
A Fight for Jenny
as David Caldwell
1986
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
as Himself
1986
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
1984
Miami Vice
as Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs
1984
Hey Good Lookin'
as Chaplin (voice)
1982
Valentine
as Bean
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Lawman Without a Gun
as Rufus Cartwright
1979
The Dark
as Corn Rows
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
as Eddie Franklin
1979
The Beasts Are on the Streets
as Eddie Morgan
1978
Death Drug
as Jesse
1978
Black Fist
as Fletch & Boom Boom
1977
Sirota's Court
1976
The Fungi Man
as Gaspar / Adopted boy
1976
Sparkle
as Stix
1976
Wonder Woman
as Furst
1975
Starsky & Hutch
as Kingston St. Jacques
1975
Coonskin
as Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
1975
Mr. Ricco
as Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)
1975
Police Woman
1974
Movin' On
1974
Good Times
1974
Toma
as Bad Sam
1973
Book of Numbers
as Dave Green
1973
Toma
as Sam Hooper
1973
Stigma
as Dr. Calvin Crosse
1972
Medical Center
1969
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
Miami Shakedown
as Frank Ferguson
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