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Philip Michael Thomas

Acting · 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).

Philip Michael Thomas movies and shows

  • Golden Globe Awards1944
  • Miami Vice1984
  • Nash Bridges1996
  • Starsky & Hutch1975
  • Medical Center1969
  • Police Woman1974
  • Trapper John, M.D.1979
  • Good Times1974
  • Wonder Woman1975
  • Roots: The Next Generations1979
  • Movin' On1974
  • Toma1973
  • Detective Extralarge1991
  • High Chaparall2003
  • E! True Hollywood Story1996
  • We Are Angels1997
  • Loose Change1978
  • Coonskin1975
  • The Dark1979
  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special2002
  • Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper1984
  • Sparkle1976
  • 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift2010
  • A Little Piece of Sunshine1990