Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/26/1949
Place of Birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Philip Michael Thomas
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).
Known For
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Chuck Gilmore
Sparkle
as Stix
The Dark
as Corn Rows
Coonskin
as Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
False Witness
as Bobby Marsh
Valentine
as Bean
Toma
as Sam Hooper
A Fight for Jenny
as David Caldwell
Hey Good Lookin'
as Chaplin (voice)
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
The Fungi Man
as Gaspar / Adopted boy
Lawman Without a Gun
as Rufus Cartwright
Fate
as Detective Ciprian Raines
The Wizard of Speed and Time
as Policeman Mickey Polanko
A Little Piece of Sunshine
as Tomson
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
as Himself
Book of Numbers
as Dave Green
The Beasts Are on the Streets
as Eddie Morgan
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
Black Fist
as Fletch & Boom Boom