[2][3] He obtained a degree in Chemistry from Brighton Technical School in 1909,[4] and served with the Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars in World War I.
"[7] Regarding his performance as John, Prince of England in Cecil B. DeMille's The Crusades, Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph critic George Seibel wrote that, amidst the film's many romantic episodes and spectacular combat sequences, the "best acting of the spectacle" is done by Ramsay Hill and Joseph Schildkraut—as the Marquis of Montferrat—while playing a game of chess.
[8] In contrast to his film career, consisting primarily of small, often uncredited roles overshadowed by his crucial and relatively well-publicized contributions as a technical consultant,[9] Ramsay-Hill had a lengthy radio acting career including many substantial roles, some of the most notable being Roderick Usher (from Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"),[10] Godfrey Ablewhite (in Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone),[11] Merlin in Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court,[12] and the title character in the NBC University Theatre production of Eric Knight's short story "The Old General.
[14] He was married at least four times,[15] the second being to Edith Mary Agnes Hughes (née Maude), beginning on November 22, 1924, and continuing until their divorce on Jun 18, 1928.
[19] The younger Ramsay-Hall had a brief career as a child actor on radio before committing suicide in 1957 at age 19,[20][21] reportedly due to a failed love affair.