Antoon Rammelt was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in 1910. He started his career as an illustrator for the Katholieke Radiogids. In 1935 he became the head of the department of Spoken Broadcasting at the KRO (The Dutch Catholic Radio Broadcasting).
During the war, from 1942 until 1945, he worked as an illustrator for publisher De Spaarnestad, but in 1945 he returned at the KRO as General Director. He was director of De Geïllustreerde Pers, later VNU, from 1960.
Between 1929 and 1941, Toon Rammelt created four comics, two with text by his sister Rie Rammelt. He illustrated some books by W.G. van der Hulst sr. and wrote a few books himself, mostly about radioplays. Titles of comics he created are 'De Vliegvarobiel van Professor Knap' (1929, text Rie Rammelt), 'Sikkie en Dikkie en de Reis naar Luilekkerkand' (1934, text Rie Rammelt), 'Hummel, Lummel en hun avonturen met de houten doos' (1934) 'De Stakelijers' and 'Eduard'.
