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