
Philip Michael Thomas
Acting
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).
No Family Without Blood
Godfrey

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)

Fate
Detective Ciprian Raines

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Chuck Gilmore

A Little Piece of Sunshine
Tomson

False Witness
Bobby Marsh

The Wizard of Speed and Time
Policeman Mickey Polanko

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self

A Fight for Jenny
David Caldwell

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
Himself

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs

Hey Good Lookin'
Chaplin (voice)

Valentine
Bean

Lawman Without a Gun
Rufus Cartwright

The Dark
Corn Rows

The Beasts Are on the Streets
Eddie Morgan

Death Drug
Jesse

Black Fist
Fletch & Boom Boom

The Fungi Man
Gaspar / Adopted boy

Sparkle
Stix

Coonskin
Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)

Mr. Ricco
Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)

Book of Numbers
Dave Green

Toma
Sam Hooper

Stigma
Dr. Calvin Crosse







