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Philip Michael Thomas

Actor | * 05/26/1949 (74) | Columbus (United States of America (USA))
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Philip Michael Thomas (born May 26, 1949) is an 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 served as a spokesperson for cell phone entertainment company Nextones, and also voiced the character Lance Vance in the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | TV Movies

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A Hollywood filmmaker (Mike Jittlov) makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownst to him, the producer has placed a bet of $25,000 that he won't come up with anything with a use. Luckily, our fi ...

The Wizard of Speed and Time

Certification unknown

1989 | 3.1/5 | 1h 35min
Comedy, Music, Science Fiction
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The three Williams sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a successful girl group in the 1960s. ...

Sparkle

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1976 | 3.8/5 | 1h 38min
Drama, Music
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The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first mee ...

Miami Vice

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1984 | 3.7/5 | 42min per episode
Crime, Drama
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Movies with Philip Michael Thomas as Actor(28)

as Godfrey2024 No Family Without Blood
as Frank Ferguson2023 Miami Shakedown
as Detective Ciprian Raines2003 Fate
as Chuck Gilmore1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Tomson1990 A Little Piece of Sunshine
as Det. Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs1989 Miami Vice: Freefall
as Bobby Marsh1989 False Witness
as Policeman Mickey Polanko1989 The Wizard of Speed and Time
1986 Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
as David Caldwell1986 A Fight for Jenny
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs1985 Miami Vice: Calderone's Return
as Ricardo Tubbs1985 Miami Vice: Golden Triangle
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs1985 Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
as Det. Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs1984 Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Chaplin (voice)1982 Hey Good Lookin'
as Bean1979 Valentine
as Corn Rows1979 The Dark
as Jesse1978 Death Drug
as Rufus Cartwright1978 Lawman Without a Gun
1978 Loose Change
as Eddie Morgan1978 The Beasts Are on the Streets
as Fletch & Boom Boom1977 Black Fist
as Gaspar / Adopted boy1976 The Fungi Man
as Stix1976 Sparkle
as Purvis Mapes (as Philip Thomas)1975 Mr. Ricco
as Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)1975 Coonskin
as Dave Green1973 Book of Numbers
as Dr. Calvin Crosse1972 Stigma

TV Shows/Series with Philip Michael Thomas as Actor(16)

2003 High Chaparall
as himself1999 Where Are They Now?
as Joe Thomas / Father Zaccaria1997 We Are Angels
1996 Nash Bridges
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as Dumas1991 Detective Extralarge
as Rico Tubbs1984 Miami Vice
1979 Trapper John, M.D.
1976 Sirota's Court
1975 Starsky & Hutch
as Furst1975 Wonder Woman
1974 Good Times
1974 Police Woman
1974 Movin' On
1973 Toma
1969 Medical Center

Full Name: Philip Michael Thomas
Born: Thursday, 05/26 1949 (May) in Columbus (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 74 years + 333 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: San Bernardino High School
Children: Philip Michael Thomas Jr.
Philip Michael Thomas frequently works together with these people:
Don Barry (8x, Actor)
Paul Michael Glaser (6x, Actor)
Sheila Larken (6x, Actress)
Ralph Bakshi (6x, Crew)
Don Johnson (5x, Actor)
Julie Adams (5x, Actress)
Dick Wolf (5x, Crew)
Olivia Brown (5x, Actress)
Richard Kaye (5x, Crew)
Michael Talbott (5x, Actor)
Saundra Santiago (5x, Actress)
Cliff Emmich (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:87995, Added: 05/26/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024