
Philip Michael Thomas
Actor
Born: May 26, 1949 (76 years old)
Place of birth: 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).
Filmography (26)
- Sparkle (1976, ★ 7.4)
- Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper (1984, ★ 7.8)
- Good Times (1974, ★ 8)
- Death Drug (1978, ★ 6.7)
- Nash Bridges (1996, ★ 6.7)
- Starsky & Hutch (1975, ★ 7.2)
- Wonder Woman (1975, ★ 7)
- Miami Vice (1984, ★ 7.5)
- Detective Extralarge (1991, ★ 6.9)
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979, ★ 7.5)
- Hey Good Lookin' (1982, ★ 5.5)
- Coonskin (1975, ★ 6.1)
- Mr. Ricco (1975, ★ 6)
- The Beasts Are on the Streets (1978, ★ 6)
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010, ★ 6.1)
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991, ★ 6.2)
- The Wizard of Speed and Time (1989, ★ 6.2)
- Trapper John, M.D. (1979, ★ 6.5)
- Medical Center (1969, ★ 6.1)
- Police Woman (1974, ★ 6.4)
- We Are Angels (1997, ★ 5.9)
- Stigma (1972, ★ 4.6)
- Black Fist (1977, ★ 4)
- The Fungi Man (1976, ★ 4.8)
- The Dark (1979, ★ 4.6)
- Fate (2003, ★ 3.5)