Acting · Columbus, Ohio, USA · Born May 26, 1949
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).
No Family Without Blood
2024
as Godfrey
Movie2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
TVHigh Chaparall
2003
MovieFate
2003
as Detective Ciprian Raines
MovieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
TVWe Are Angels
1997
as Joe Thomas / Father Zaccaria
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
TVNash Bridges
1996
as Cedrick Hawks
MovieMiami Shakedown
1993
as Frank Ferguson
TVDetective Extralarge
1991
as Dumas
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991
as Chuck Gilmore
MovieA Little Piece of Sunshine
1990
as Tomson
MovieFalse Witness
1989
as Bobby Marsh
MovieThe Wizard of Speed and Time
1989
as Policeman Mickey Polanko
MovieMiami Vice: Freefall
1989
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
MovieNelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
MovieA Fight for Jenny
1986
as David Caldwell
MovieCharlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1986
as Himself
MovieThe NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
MovieMiami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs
MovieHey Good Lookin'
1982
as Chaplin (voice)
MovieValentine
1979
as Bean
TVTrapper John, M.D.
1979
MovieLawman Without a Gun
1979
as Rufus Cartwright
MovieThe Dark
1979
as Corn Rows
TVRoots: The Next Generations
1979
as Eddie Franklin
MovieThe Beasts Are on the Streets
1978
as Eddie Morgan
TVLoose Change
1978
as Skip
MovieDeath Drug
1978
as Jesse
MovieBlack Fist
1977
as Fletch & Boom Boom
Sirota's Court
1976
MovieThe Fungi Man
1976
as Gaspar / Adopted boy
MovieSparkle
1976
as Stix
TVWonder Woman
1975
as Furst
TVStarsky & Hutch
1975
as Kingston St. Jacques
MovieCoonskin
1975
as Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
MovieMr. Ricco
1975
as Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)
TVPolice Woman
1974
TVMovin' On
1974
TVGood Times
1974
TVToma
1973
as Bad Sam
MovieBook of Numbers
1973
as Dave Green
MovieToma
1973
as Sam Hooper
MovieStigma
1972
as Dr. Calvin Crosse
TVMedical Center
1969
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
