Philip Michael Thomas

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).

Actor

1972

[ ] Stigma (Dr. Calvin Crosse)

1973

[ ] Book of Numbers (Dave Green)
[ ] Toma (Sam Hooper)

1975

[ ] Coonskin (Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice))
[ ] Mr. Ricco (Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas))

1976

[ ] Sparkle (Stix)
[ ] The Fungi Man (Gaspar / Adopted boy)

1977

[ ] Black Fist (Fletch & Boom Boom)

1978

[ ] Death Drug (Jesse)
[ ] The Beasts Are on the Streets (Eddie Morgan)

1979

[ ] Lawman Without a Gun (Rufus Cartwright)
[ ] Valentine (Bean)
[ ] The Dark (Corn Rows)

1982

[ ] Hey Good Lookin' (Chaplin (voice))

1984

[ ] Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper (Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs)

1985

[ ] The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (????)

1986

[ ] A Fight for Jenny (David Caldwell)
[ ] Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment (Himself)

1989

[ ] The Wizard of Speed and Time (Policeman Mickey Polanko)
[ ] False Witness (Bobby Marsh)

2003

[ ] Fate (Detective Ciprian Raines)

2010

[ ] 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift ((archive footage))

2024

[ ] No Family Without Blood (Godfrey)

????

[ ] Miami Shakedown (Frank Ferguson)