Paul Thomas profile
Actor profile

Paul Thomas

17th April 1947 Winnetka, Illinois, USA Acting

Philip Toubus (born April 17, 1947 - June 9, 2025), better known as Paul Thomas, was an American pornographic actor and director. Philip Toubus was born in Winnetka, Illinois, to a wealthy family. He was the nephew of Sara Lee Lubin, of the "Sara Lee" foods company. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison but turned to acting. He acted in Broadway theatre, playing a starring role in Hair. He also played Peter in the 1973 film version of Jesus Christ Superstar. Toubus signed with the William Morris Agency and went to Hollywood, where he appeared in several in television shows. Toubus started working in pornography in 1974. He met the porn producers the Mitchell Brothers while playing in a musical in San Francisco. He performed in several porn "loops" for them and, in 1976, appeared in his first porn feature, The Autobiography of a Flea. Toubus performed mostly using the stage name Paul Thomas, but he has also appeared under several other names. In 1982 Toubus was arrested for smuggling cocaine into the United States from South America. He served one year in jail. Following his release from prison, Toubus resumed his career and, in 1983, won the Adult Film Association of America Award for Best Actor in Virginia. He also played a starring role in the 1985 film series 'Taboo American Style'. Toubus started directing porn films in 1985, and has directed for Vivid Entertainment since 1986. He married porn actress and director Anita Rinaldi in 2001, after he divorced his longtime second wife. As of 2007 Toubus - as Paul Thomas - has acted in over 500 films and directed nearly 300 films, winning seven Adult Video News Awards and two X-Rated Critics Organization Awards for best director. He was inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization Hall of Fame in 1986. In 2006 he was inducted into the Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame. He was also a member of the Adult Video News Hall of Fame.

441 Movies 3 TV Shows 444 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Heaven poster
Heaven 30th June 2009 as Mr. Garabinian
Depraved poster
Depraved 5th April 2005 as (archive footage)
Trouble Bound poster
Trouble Bound 9th January 1993 as Man in Porn Movie on TV (uncredited) (archive footage)
Torch poster
Torch 1st January 1990 as Director (Non Sex)
Snatched poster
Snatched 13th April 1989 as Himself (uncredited)
Mimi poster
Mimi 1st January 1987 as Baron Phillipe de Rothschild
Sinners poster
Sinners 1st November 1986 as Jamie Fell
Erotic Zones #1 poster
Erotic Zones #1 23rd February 1985 as Future Man (segment "Before the Beginning - Dawn of Man")
Erotic Zones 2 poster
Erotic Zones 2 1st January 1985 as Eric Brady (segment "Trick of the Tape")
Sexsations poster
Sexsations 1st January 1984 as Worker / Bavarian (archive footage)
Piggy's poster
Piggy's 1st January 1983 as Mayor, B.F.
Lips poster
Lips 10th October 1981 as Dr. Jim Matlock
8 to 4 poster
8 to 4 9th September 1981 as Jack
Trashi poster
Trashi 14th March 1981 as Bic Boner
Beauty poster
Beauty 1st January 1981 as A Dinner Guest
Love You! poster
Love You! 8th December 1979 as First Fantasy Guy (uncredited)
Fantasy poster
Fantasy 2nd January 1979 as Claude Julius
Untamed poster
Untamed 13th October 1978 as Mike Slammer