Philip Michael Thomas
Acting • Born 1949-05-26
Biography
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).
Filmography
45 credits
Lawman Without a Gun
Movie • 1979
Rufus Cartwright
Sparkle
Movie • 1976
Stix
Hey Good Lookin'
Movie • 1982
Chaplin (voice)
Coonskin
Movie • 1975
Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
Stigma
Movie • 1972
Dr. Calvin Crosse
Fate
Movie • 2003
Detective Ciprian Raines
Death Drug
Movie • 1978
Jesse
Mr. Ricco
Movie • 1975
Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)
Book of Numbers
Movie • 1973
Dave Green
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Movie • 1984
Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
No Family Without Blood
Movie • 2024
Godfrey
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2002
Self
The Beasts Are on the Streets
Movie • 1978
Eddie Morgan
Black Fist
Movie • 1977
Fletch & Boom Boom
The Fungi Man
Movie • 1976
Gaspar / Adopted boy
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Movie • 2010
(archive footage)
Miami Shakedown
Movie
Frank Ferguson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Movie • 1991
Chuck Gilmore
The Wizard of Speed and Time
Movie • 1989
Policeman Mickey Polanko
Valentine
Movie • 1979
Bean
False Witness
Movie • 1989
Bobby Marsh
The Dark
Movie • 1979
Corn Rows
A Little Piece of Sunshine
Movie • 1990
Tomson
A Fight for Jenny
Movie • 1986
David Caldwell
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
Movie • 1986
Himself
Toma
Movie • 1973
Sam Hooper
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Movie • 1985
Nash Bridges
TV • 1996
Cedrick Hawks
Movin' On
TV • 1974
Good Times
TV • 1974
Trapper John, M.D.
TV • 1979
Starsky & Hutch
TV • 1975
Kingston St. Jacques
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Medical Center
TV • 1969
Wonder Woman
TV • 1975
Furst
Police Woman
TV • 1974
Toma
TV • 1973
Bad Sam
Where Are They Now?
TV • 1999
Self
Sirota's Court
TV • 1976
We Are Angels
TV • 1997
Joe Thomas / Father Zaccaria
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs
Detective Extralarge
TV • 1991
Dumas
High Chaparall
TV • 2003
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Roots: The Next Generations
TV • 1979
Eddie Franklin