Acting credits
45
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Philip Michael Thomas
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 28Series: 17Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 70759
IMDb ID: nm0859365
Known for: Acting
Born: May 26, 1949
Age: 77
Place of birth: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2010
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 6.86
Wikidata: Q528839
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Philip Michael Thomas.
as (archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010 • Movie
as Detective Ciprian Raines
Fate
2003 • Movie
as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 • Movie
as Frank Ferguson
Miami Shakedown
1993 • Movie
as Chuck Gilmore
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991 • Movie
as Tomson
A Little Piece of Sunshine
1990 • Movie
as Bobby Marsh
False Witness
1989 • Movie
as Policeman Mickey Polanko
The Wizard of Speed and Time
1989 • Movie
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
Miami Vice: Freefall
1989 • Movie
as Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988 • Movie
as David Caldwell
A Fight for Jenny
1986 • Movie
as Himself
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1986 • Movie
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985 • Movie
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984 • Movie
as Chaplin (voice)
Hey Good Lookin'
1982 • Movie
as Bean
Valentine
1979 • Movie
as Rufus Cartwright
Lawman Without a Gun
1979 • Movie
as Corn Rows
The Dark
1979 • Movie
as Eddie Morgan
The Beasts Are on the Streets
1978 • Movie
as Jesse
Death Drug
1978 • Movie
as Fletch & Boom Boom
Black Fist
1977 • Movie
as Gaspar / Adopted boy
The Fungi Man
1976 • Movie
as Stix
Sparkle
1976 • Movie
as Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
Coonskin
1975 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Philip Michael Thomas.
1 eps
High Chaparall
2003 • Series
as Joe Thomas / Father Zaccaria • 6 eps
We Are Angels
1997 • Series
1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as Cedrick Hawks • 2 eps
Nash Bridges
1996 • Series
as Dumas • 6 eps
Detective Extralarge
1991 • Series
as Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs • 110 eps
Miami Vice
1984 • Series
1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 • Series
as Eddie Franklin • 1 eps
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 • Series
as Skip • 1 eps
Loose Change
1978 • Series
as Furst • 1 eps
Wonder Woman
1975 • Series
as Kingston St. Jacques • 1 eps
Starsky & Hutch
1975 • Series
1 eps
Police Woman
1974 • Series
1 eps
Movin' On
1974 • Series
1 eps
Good Times
1974 • Series
as Bad Sam • 3 eps
Toma
1973 • Series
1 eps
Medical Center
1969 • Series
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
1944 • Series