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Philip Michael Thomas

Acting
May 26, 1949 (76 years old)
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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

Miami Vice series poster (1984)
7.5

Miami Vice

Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs

Nash Bridges series poster (1996)
6.7

Nash Bridges

Cedrick Hawks

Starsky & Hutch series poster (1975)
7.2

Starsky & Hutch

Kingston St. Jacques

Medical Center series poster (1969)
6.1

Medical Center

Police Woman series poster (1974)
6.2

Police Woman

Trapper John, M.D. series poster (1979)
6.5

Trapper John, M.D.

Wonder Woman series poster (1975)
7.0

Wonder Woman

Furst

Good Times series poster (1974)
8.0

Good Times

Movin' On series poster (1974)
6.4

Movin' On

Toma series poster (1973)
7.8

Toma

Bad Sam

Roots: The Next Generations series poster (1979)
7.5

Roots: The Next Generations

Eddie Franklin

Detective Extralarge series poster (1991)
6.9

Detective Extralarge

Dumas

Photos of Philip Michael Thomas

Filmography

2010s

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift movie poster (2010)
6.1

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

(archive footage)

2000s

Fate movie poster (2003)
3.5

Fate

Detective Ciprian Raines

NBC 75th Anniversary Special movie poster (2002)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Self

1990s

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter movie poster (1991)
6.2

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

Chuck Gilmore

A Little Piece of Sunshine movie poster (1990)
6.0

A Little Piece of Sunshine

Tomson

1980s

The Wizard of Speed and Time movie poster (1989)
6.2

The Wizard of Speed and Time

Policeman Mickey Polanko

False Witness movie poster (1989)
10.0

False Witness

Bobby Marsh

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute movie poster (1988)
6.0

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Self

A Fight for Jenny movie poster (1986)
7.0

A Fight for Jenny

David Caldwell

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment movie poster (1986)

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment

Himself

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There movie poster (1985)

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper movie poster (1984)
7.8

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs

Hey Good Lookin' movie poster (1982)
5.5

Hey Good Lookin'

Chaplin (voice)

1970s

The Dark movie poster (1979)
4.6

The Dark

Corn Rows

Valentine movie poster (1979)

Valentine

Bean

Lawman Without a Gun movie poster (1979)

Lawman Without a Gun

Rufus Cartwright

Death Drug movie poster (1978)
6.7

Death Drug

Jesse

The Beasts Are on the Streets movie poster (1978)
6.0

The Beasts Are on the Streets

Eddie Morgan

Black Fist movie poster (1977)
4.0

Black Fist

Fletch & Boom Boom

Sparkle movie poster (1976)
7.4

Sparkle

Stix

The Fungi Man movie poster (1976)
4.8

The Fungi Man

Gaspar / Adopted boy

Coonskin movie poster (1975)
6.1

Coonskin

Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)

Mr. Ricco movie poster (1975)
6.0

Mr. Ricco

Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)

Toma movie poster (1973)
7.5

Toma

Sam Hooper

Book of Numbers movie poster (1973)
6.0

Book of Numbers

Dave Green

Stigma movie poster (1972)
4.6

Stigma

Dr. Calvin Crosse