Acting
Philip Michael Thomas
Born May 26, 1949 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
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).
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Acting
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
Comedy · Documentary
High Chaparall
2003
Comedy · Reality · Talk
Fate
2003
Drama · Thriller
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
TV Movie · Documentary
We Are Angels
1997
Comedy · Action & Adventure · Crime
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Documentary
Nash Bridges
1996
Action & Adventure · Drama
Miami Shakedown
1993
Action
Detective Extralarge: Yo-yo
1991
Action
Detective Extralarge
1991
Action & Adventure · Drama
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991
Drama · TV Movie · Mystery
A Little Piece of Sunshine
1990
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
False Witness
1989
Crime · Drama
The Wizard of Speed and Time
1989
Drama · Comedy · Adventure
Miami Vice: Freefall
1989
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
Music
A Fight for Jenny
1986
Drama · TV Movie
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1986
Comedy
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Family · TV Movie
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
Drama · Crime · TV Movie
Miami Vice
1984
Crime · Drama
Hey Good Lookin'
1982
Animation · Comedy · Drama
Valentine
1979
Comedy · Romance · TV Movie
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Drama
Lawman Without a Gun
1979
Drama · TV Movie
The Dark
1979
Horror · Science Fiction
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Drama
The Beasts Are on the Streets
1978
Thriller · TV Movie · Horror
Loose Change
1978
Drama
Death Drug
1978
Drama
Black Fist
1977
Action · Drama
The Fungi Man
1976
Drama · Romance · History
Sparkle
1976
Drama · Music
Wonder Woman
1975
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
Coonskin
1975
Drama · Animation · Comedy
Mr. Ricco
1975
Action · Comedy · Thriller
Police Woman
1974
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
Movin' On
1974
Drama · Action & Adventure
Good Times
1974
Comedy
Toma
1973
Book of Numbers
1973
Crime · Drama
Toma
1973
Action · Crime · Drama
Stigma
1972
Drama
Medical Center
1969
Drama