Cast
Philip Michael Thomas
Acting
Cast
Philip Michael Thomas
Known for
Acting
Born
1949-05-26
From
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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).
★9.0
MOVIE1989
False Witness
as Bobby Marsh
★5.3
MOVIE1972
Stigma
as Dr. Calvin Crosse
★7.8
MOVIE1984
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
MOVIE1989
Miami Vice: Freefall
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
★6.1
MOVIE1975
Coonskin
as Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
MOVIE1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
★9.0
MOVIE1979
Lawman Without a Gun
as Rufus Cartwright
★6.0
MOVIE2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1990
A Little Piece of Sunshine
as Tomson
★6.1
MOVIE2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
★5.0
MOVIE1976
The Fungi Man
as Gaspar / Adopted boy
★6.5
MOVIE1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Chuck Gilmore
★4.4
MOVIE2003
Fate
as Detective Ciprian Raines
★5.6
MOVIE1982
Hey Good Lookin'
as Chaplin (voice)
★4.7
MOVIE1979
The Dark
as Corn Rows
MOVIE1979
Valentine
as Bean
★6.3
MOVIE1986
A Fight for Jenny
as David Caldwell
★6.2
MOVIE1975
Mr. Ricco
as Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)
★6.5
MOVIE1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE1976
Sparkle
as Stix
★6.5
MOVIE1978
The Beasts Are on the Streets
as Eddie Morgan
★7.0
MOVIE1973
Book of Numbers
as Dave Green
★10.0
MOVIE1993
Miami Shakedown
as Frank Ferguson
MOVIE2024
No Family Without Blood
as Godfrey
★4.4
MOVIE1977
Black Fist
as Fletch & Boom Boom
MOVIE1986
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
as Himself
★7.7
MOVIE1973
Toma
as Sam Hooper
★6.3
MOVIE1989
The Wizard of Speed and Time
as Policeman Mickey Polanko
★7.0
MOVIE1978
Death Drug
as Jesse