- A popular matinée idol, he played romantic leads and character roles in period drama on screen from 1911.
- For approx 2 years until May 1894, Basil Gill taught art at The Grammar School, Wallington, U.K. before leaving for a post in Switzerland.
- He was an accomplished stage actor and received numerous reviews commenting on the clarity and quality of his voice.
- He was a long-time friend of Charles Laughton
- After touring the U.S. and Australia, he became a member of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree's company from 1903 to 1907, appearing almost exclusively in Shakespearean plays.
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