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Philip Michael Thomas

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: Acting

Born: null, 1949-05-26

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	Stigma	Dr. Calvin Crosse	50
2	1973	Toma	Sam Hooper	75
3	1973	Book of Numbers	Dave Green	60
4	1975	Mr. Ricco	Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)	60
5	1975	Coonskin	Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)	60
6	1976	Sparkle	Stix	77
7	1976	The Fungi Man	Gaspar / Adopted boy	51
8	1977	Black Fist	Fletch & Boom Boom	43
9	1978	Death Drug	Jesse	67
10	1978	Loose Change		0
11	1978	The Beasts Are on the Streets	Eddie Morgan	58
12	1979	The Dark	Corn Rows	46
13	1979	Lawman Without a Gun	Rufus Cartwright	0
14	1979	Valentine	Bean	0
15	1982	Hey Good Lookin'	Chaplin (voice)	56
16	1984	Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper	Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs	79
17	1985	Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son	Detective Ricardo Tubbs	100
18	1986	A Fight for Jenny	David Caldwell	70
19	1986	Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment	Himself	0
20	1989	Miami Vice: Freefall	Detective Ricardo Tubbs	90
21	1989	The Wizard of Speed and Time	Policeman Mickey Polanko	62
22	1989	False Witness	Bobby Marsh	100
23	1990	A Little Piece of Sunshine	Tomson	60
24	1991	Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter	Chuck Gilmore	62
25	2002	NBC 75th Anniversary Special	Self	0
26	2003	Fate	Detective Ciprian Raines	39
27	2010	2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift	(archive footage)	64
28	2024	No Family Without Blood	Godfrey	0
29		Miami Shakedown	Frank Ferguson	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Nominee	72
2	1969	Medical Center		61
3	1973	Toma	Bad Sam	78
4	1974	Good Times		80
5	1974	Movin' On		52
6	1974	Police Woman		63
7	1975	Starsky & Hutch	Kingston St. Jacques	73
8	1975	Wonder Woman	Furst	70
9	1976	Sirota's Court		50
10	1979	Trapper John, M.D.		65
11	1984	Miami Vice	Rico Tubbs	75
12	1991	Detective Extralarge	Dumas	64
13	1996	Nash Bridges		67
14	1996	Nash Bridges	Cedrick Hawks	67
15	1996	E! True Hollywood Story		81
16	1997	We Are Angels	Joe Thomas / Father Zaccaria	59
17	1999	Where Are They Now?	Self	75
18	2003	High Chaparall		93