Philip Michael Thomas
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 26 May 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).
Known for
Production 1
- 2026Miami Shakedown · executive producer
Acting 31
- 2026Miami Shakedown as Frank Ferguson
- 2024No Family Without Blood as Godfrey
- 20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
- 2003Fate as Detective Ciprian Raines
- 2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1991Detective Extralarge: Yo-yo as Dumas
- 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter as Chuck Gilmore
- 1990A Little Piece of Sunshine as Tomson
- 1989False Witness as Bobby Marsh
- 1989The Wizard of Speed and Time as Policeman Mickey Polanko
- 1989Miami Vice: Freefall as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
- 1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self
- 1987Miami Vice ‘The Prodigal Son’ as Detective Ricardo Tubbs
- 1986A Fight for Jenny as David Caldwell
- 1986Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment as Himself
- 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
- 1984Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
- 1982Hey Good Lookin' as Chaplin (voice)
- 1979Valentine as Bean
- 1979Lawman Without a Gun as Rufus Cartwright
- 1979The Dark as Corn Rows
- 1978The Beasts Are on the Streets as Eddie Morgan
- 1978Death Drug as Jesse
- 1977Black Fist as Fletch & Boom Boom
- 1976The Fungi Man as Gaspar / Adopted boy
- 1976Sparkle as Stix
- 1975Coonskin as Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
- 1975Mr. Ricco as Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)
- 1973Book of Numbers as Dave Green
- 1973Toma as Sam Hooper
- 1972Stigma as Dr. Calvin Crosse