Philip Michael Thomas
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
Self - Nominee
Miami Vice
Rico Tubbs
Starsky & Hutch
Kingston St. Jacques
Medical Center
Nash Bridges
Cedrick Hawks
Police Woman
Trapper John, M.D.
Good Times
Wonder Woman
Furst
Coonskin
Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
Where Are They Now?
Self
Black Fist
Fletch & Boom Boom
Sparkle
Stix
The Dark
Corn Rows
Book of Numbers
Dave Green
Movin' On
The Beasts Are on the Streets
Eddie Morgan
Valentine
Bean
Roots: The Next Generations
Eddie Franklin
False Witness
Bobby Marsh
Toma
Bad Sam
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
Himself
Detective Extralarge
Dumas
Lawman Without a Gun
Rufus Cartwright
Toma
Sam Hooper
A Little Piece of Sunshine
Tomson
Hey Good Lookin'
Chaplin (voice)
The Wizard of Speed and Time
Policeman Mickey Polanko
A Fight for Jenny
David Caldwell
Miami Vice ‘The Prodigal Son’
Detective Ricardo Tubbs
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Chuck Gilmore
We Are Angels
Joe Thomas / Father Zaccaria
E! True Hollywood Story
Fate
Detective Ciprian Raines
The Fungi Man
Gaspar / Adopted boy
Sirota's Court
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
Stigma
Dr. Calvin Crosse
Mr. Ricco
Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)
Death Drug
Jesse
No Family Without Blood
Godfrey
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Miami Shakedown
Frank Ferguson