- He played King Edward VII (1841-1910) in three unrelated productions in as many years: The Edwardians (1972), Lloyd George (1973) and Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974).
- He died only four days after his Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974) co-star Lee Remick.
- Actor Thorley Walters appeared in three John le Carré filmed adaptations. The first was in an episode of the television mini-series Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) [See: Tarr Tells His Story (1979)], the second was in the theatrical feature film cinema movie The Little Drummer Girl (1984), whilst the third and final appearance was in the tele-movie A Murder of Quality (1991), the latter which was also Walters' final ever film and television appearance. Walters appeared in every kind of John le Carré adaptation: a tele-movie, a TV mini-series, and a theatrical feature film.
- He played Dr. John H. Watson in four unrelated productions, each with a different actor playing Sherlock Holmes: Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962) starring Christopher Lee, The Best House in London (1969) starring Peter Jeffrey, The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) starring Douglas Wilmer and Silver Blaze (1977) starring Christopher Plummer.
- Got the role in Sign of Four (1983) after Trevor Howard dropped out at the last minute.
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