🎭 Actor
Philip Michael Thomas
🎂 Born 26 May 1949 (age 77)📍 Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Popularity Score
28
Acting Credits
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
Full Filmography(28 films)
YearTitleRating
1975Coonskin★ 6.11984Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper★ 7.71988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute★ 6.51976Sparkle★ 7.51979The Dark★ 4.720102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift★ 6.12002NBC 75th Anniversary Special★ 10.01977Black Fist★ 4.41982Hey Good Lookin'★ 5.61975Mr. Ricco★ 6.21972Stigma★ 5.31989The Wizard of Speed and Time★ 6.31985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There—1978Death Drug★ 7.01991Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter★ 6.51990A Little Piece of Sunshine★ 8.01989False Witness★ 9.01976The Fungi Man★ 5.01973Toma★ 7.71989Miami Vice: Freefall—1979Lawman Without a Gun★ 9.02003Fate★ 4.41986A Fight for Jenny★ 7.71979Valentine—1973Book of Numbers★ 7.01978The Beasts Are on the Streets★ 6.51986Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment—1993Miami Shakedown★ 10.0