Ramsey's film roles included "Banning" (1967), the Monkees film "Head" (1968), "Childish Things" (1969), "The Reivers" (1969), "The Traveling Executioner" (1970), "What's the Matter with Helen?" (1971), "Jump" (1971), John Witter in the original "Walking Tall" film trilogy, "Some Call It Loving" (1973), "Busting" (1974), "Cornbread, Earl and Me" (1975), "Treasure of Matecumbe" (1976), "Mean Dog Blues" (1978), "Any Which Way You Can" (1980, as the husband of his real wife Anne Ramsey), "The Beast Within" (1982), "Joysticks" (1983), "Scrooged" (1988, with his wife Anne Ramsey), and "Pass the Ammo" (1988).