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).

Filmography

• 2024No Family Without Blood — Godfrey
• 20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift — (archive footage)
• 2003Fate — Detective Ciprian Raines
• High Chaparall
• We Are Angels — Joe Thomas / Father Zaccaria
• E! True Hollywood Story
• Nash Bridges — Cedrick Hawks
• 1993Miami Shakedown — Frank Ferguson, Executive Producer
• Detective Extralarge — Dumas
• 1991Detective Extralarge: Yo-yo — Dumas
• 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter — Chuck Gilmore
• 1990A Little Piece of Sunshine — Tomson
• 1989False Witness — Bobby Marsh
• 1989Miami Vice: Freefall — Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
• 1989The Wizard of Speed and Time — Policeman Mickey Polanko
• 1986A Fight for Jenny — David Caldwell
• 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
• Miami Vice — Rico Tubbs
• 1984Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper — Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
• 1982Hey Good Lookin' — Chaplin (voice)
• 1979Lawman Without a Gun — Rufus Cartwright
• Roots: The Next Generations — Eddie Franklin
• 1979The Dark — Corn Rows
• Trapper John, M.D.
• 1979Valentine — Bean
• 1978Death Drug — Jesse
• Loose Change — Skip
• 1978The Beasts Are on the Streets — Eddie Morgan
• 1977Black Fist — Fletch & Boom Boom
• Sirota's Court
• 1976Sparkle — Stix
• 1976The Fungi Man — Gaspar / Adopted boy
• 1975Coonskin — Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
• 1975Mr. Ricco — Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)
• Starsky & Hutch — Kingston St. Jacques
• Wonder Woman — Furst
• Good Times
• Movin' On
• Police Woman
• 1973Book of Numbers — Dave Green
• 1973Toma — Sam Hooper
• Toma — Bad Sam
• 1972Stigma — Dr. Calvin Crosse
• Medical Center

Appearances as themselves (5)

• 2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special — Self
• Where Are They Now? — Self
• 1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute — Self
• 1986Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment — Himself
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee