Acting
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).
Titles
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Miami Vice
1984
Nash Bridges
1996
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Police Woman
1974
Medical Center
1969
Good Times
1974
Wonder Woman
1975
Movin' On
1974
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Toma
1973
Detective Extralarge
1991
High Chaparall
2003
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Loose Change
1978
We Are Angels
1997
Coonskin
1975
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991
Miami Vice: Freefall
1989
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Hey Good Lookin'
1982
Sparkle
1976
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
Fate
2003
The Dark
1979
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
A Little Piece of Sunshine
1990
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1986
False Witness
1989
Toma
1973
The Wizard of Speed and Time
1989
A Fight for Jenny
1986
Stigma
1972