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Philip Michael Thomas

American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1949 · age 77

Philip Michael Thomas is an American retired actor and musician and composer 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.

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2024No Family Without BloodFilm, Godfrey20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo DriftFilm, (archive footage)2003High ChaparallSeries2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialFilm1999Where Are They Now?Series1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries1993Miami ShakedownFilm, Producer1991Detective ExtralargeSeries, Dumas1990A Little Piece of SunshineFilm, Tomson1989False WitnessFilm, Bobby Marsh1986A Fight for JennyFilm, David Caldwell1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be ThereFilm1982Hey Good Lookin'Film, Chaplin (voice)1979Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries, Eddie FranklinLawman Without a GunFilm, 1979Rufus Cartwright1978Loose ChangeSeries, Skip1977Black FistFilm, Fletch & Boom Boom1976SparkleFilm, Stix1975Starsky & HutchSeries, Kingston St. Jacques1974Good TimesSeries1973Book of NumbersFilm, Dave Green1972StigmaFilm, Dr. Calvin Crosse1969Medical CenterSeries1949Born26 May 1949

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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).

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Born 1949 · age 77