Philip Michael Thomas
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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
Credits
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Self
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper (1984)
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
The Dark (1979)
as Corn Rows
Lawman Without a Gun (1979)
as Rufus Cartwright
A Little Piece of Sunshine (1990)
as Tomson
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (1985)
Actor
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)
as Chuck Gilmore
False Witness (1989)
as Bobby Marsh
Coonskin (1975)
as Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
as (archive footage)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)
as Self
Detective Extralarge: Yo-yo (1991)
as Dumas
A Fight for Jenny (1986)
as David Caldwell
The Wizard of Speed and Time (1989)
as Policeman Mickey Polanko
The Beasts Are on the Streets (1978)
as Eddie Morgan
Hey Good Lookin' (1982)
as Chaplin (voice)
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment (1986)
as Himself
The Fungi Man (1976)
as Gaspar / Adopted boy
Stigma (1972)
as Dr. Calvin Crosse
Fate (2003)
as Detective Ciprian Raines
Mr. Ricco (1975)
as Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)
Sparkle (1976)
as Stix
Black Fist (1977)
as Fletch & Boom Boom
Death Drug (1978)
as Jesse
Book of Numbers (1973)
as Dave Green
Toma (1973)
as Sam Hooper
Miami Vice: Freefall (1989)
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
Valentine (1979)
as Bean
No Family Without Blood (2024)
as Godfrey
Miami Shakedown (1993)
as Frank Ferguson