Philip Michael Thomas

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Philip Michael Thomas (born May 26, 1949 in Columbus , Ohio ) is an American actor . He has also been featured in the credits of films under the names Philip M. Thomas or Philip Thomas . He was best known for his role as Ricardo Tubbs in the 1980s television series Miami Vice .

Life

Philip Michael Thomas began his career as a stage actor and made his debut in 1971 in the multi-award-winning play No Place to be Somebody . As a result, he had some minor appearances in films and guest appearances in various television productions. Among other things, Thomas had a guest appearance each in the successful series Starsky & Hutch and Roots .

In the mid-1980s, Thomas became world famous for his role as Ricardo Tubbs in the hit television series Miami Vice . Thomas also announced at the time that he would win all four of the major US entertainment industry awards . He could not win any of the prizes, but coined the name EGOT, which has been used since then for this achievement .

He also appeared as Willy Dumas on Two Super Guys in Miami and as Padre Zack in Two Angels with Four Fists . He also voiced the video game character Lance Vance in two games in the Grand Theft Auto series ( GTA: Vice City and GTA: Vice City Stories ).

The German regular speaker for Philip Michael Thomas is Lutz Mackensy .

Philip Michael Thomas also works as a musician and has been composing since he was eleven. In 1985 he published Livin 'the Book of My Life and in 1988 Somebody . The commercial success did not materialize, however. His music has a wide range of styles and some of his pieces - as well as songs by his colleague and film partner Don Johnson - have been used for Miami Vice.

He now lives in a villa in Coral Groves , Miami , Florida .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1972: stigma
  • 1973: Number Trick - A Millionaire Game (Book of Numbers)
  • 1975: Coonskin
  • 1975: What use is a beef steak to a dead dog? (Mr. Ricco)
  • 1978: Starsky & Hutch (TV series, episode)
  • 1978: Save the Beasts ( The Beasts Are on the Streets , TV movie)
  • 1978: Angel Dust - The Deadly Druge
  • 1982: Hey Good Lookin '(voice)
  • 1982 Trapper John, MD (season 3, episode 15)
  • 1984–1989: Miami Vice (TV series, 110 episodes)
  • 1986: Black and White - Kampf um Jenny ( Black and White , TV movie)
  • 1987: Motown Merry Christmas (TV movie)
  • 1988: Magic Movie
  • 1990: A Little Piece of Sunshine (TV movie)
  • 1989: Hot Pavement New Orleans - Degraded by the Law ( False Witness , Movie made for TV)
  • 1991–1992: Two super guys in Miami ( Detective Extralarge , TV series)
  • 1991: Perry Mason and the unscrupulous sensational reporter ( Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter , TV movie)
  • 1993: Miami Shakedown
  • 1994: River of Stone
  • 1996: Two angels with four fists ( Noi siamo angeli , TV series, 6 episodes)
  • 1997-2001: Nash Bridges (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2003: Fate

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b biography.com: Philip Michael Thomas ( Memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ).
personal data
SURNAME Thomas, Philip Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thomas, Philip M .; Thomas, Philip
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbus , Ohio