Philip Michael Thomas

ActingBorn 1949-05-26 (76)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).

Philip Michael Thomas

Known For

False Witness

High Chaparall

E! True Hollywood Story

Good Times

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

Toma

Toma

Where Are They Now?

Roots: The Next Generations

Miami Vice

Filmography

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

High Chaparall

Fate

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Where Are They Now?

We Are Angels

E! True Hollywood Story

Nash Bridges

Detective Extralarge

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

A Little Piece of Sunshine

False Witness

The Wizard of Speed and Time

A Fight for Jenny

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment

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

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

Miami Vice

Hey Good Lookin'

Valentine

Trapper John, M.D.

Lawman Without a Gun

The Dark

Roots: The Next Generations

The Beasts Are on the Streets

Death Drug

Black Fist

The Fungi Man

Sparkle

Wonder Woman

Starsky & Hutch

Coonskin

Mr. Ricco

Police Woman

Movin' On

Good Times

Book of Numbers

Toma

Toma

Stigma

Medical Center

Golden Globe Awards