War Admiral's jockey Charles Kurtsinger was played by veteren jockey Chris McCarron. Seabiscuit's jockey for the match race against War Admiral was played by real life jockey Gary Stevens. The real George 'Ice Man' Wolfe suffered a fatal fall during a race due to his Diabetes which made him loose consciousness. He was trampled by at least one of the horses in the fall.
In the same way that Ghandi was a movie about Ghandi, Seabiscuit was a Depression-era racehorse named Seabiscuit, which is where the name for the movie came from.
Jockey Ricky Frazier stood in for MaGuire for the more dangerous scenes. Frazier also had a small part in one of the Spiderman movies.
Charles Howard, one of the main characters in the 2003 movie Seabiscuit, had a son named Frankie who was killed at the age of 15 in a truck accident. I believe that this movie is based on a true story.
Seabiscuit is the classic underdog story. The small, brokendown horse that beat everybody. It's a great story, especially since it's true.
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George Wolfe was played by real-life jockey, Gary Stevens.
Seabiscuit's jockey in real life was Johnny "Red" Pollard, but he was not raised in an orphanage and I have never heard of him travelling the world or being bitten by a spider.Tobey Maguire may have done these things, but he was not Seabiscuit's real jockey; he played Red Pollard in the movie Seabiscuit.
I believe the Jockey Club, which is the American registry for Thoroughbreds, lists Seabiscuit's official height as 15.2HH. His height was diminished in the movie to portray the match race between Biscuit and War Admiral as a 'David and Golieth' type of situation. Which is why War Admiral's height was enhanced in the movie from his real 15.3HH to a whopping 18HH. The effect did heighten the suspence but I always feel that it's best to stay with just the facts.
I could find no information about a jockey named Lara, but the author of the book Seabiscuit:An American Legend, on which the movie was based, is Laura Hillenbrand.
In the same way that Ghandi was a movie about Ghandi, Seabiscuit was a Depression-era racehorse named Seabiscuit, which is where the name for the movie came from.
Jockey Ricky Frazier stood in for MaGuire for the more dangerous scenes. Frazier also had a small part in one of the Spiderman movies.
Chris McCarron has: Played Tommy Canfield in "Quincy M.E." in 1976. Played himself in "HBO First Look" in 1992. Played himself in "ESPN SportsCentury" in 1999. Played Charley Kurtsinger in "Seabiscuit" in 2003. Played himself in "Seabiscuit: The Making of a Legend" in 2003. Played himself in "Rome Is Burning" in 2003. Played himself in "Seabiscuit: Racing Through History" in 2003. Played Himself - Interviewee in "The True Story of Seabiscuit" in 2003.
No, Seabiscuit was a Thoroughbred race horse.
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Martin Block has: Played Himself - Disc Jockey in "Texaco Star Theater" in 1948. Played Disc Jockey Martin Block in "Make Believe Ballroom" in 1949. Played Himself - Disc Jockey in "Screen Snapshots: Spin That Platter" in 1949. Played Disc Jockey in "Disc Jockey" in 1951. Played himself in "Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball" in 1952.
Laura Hillenbrand has: Played Herself - Interviewee in "The American Experience" in 1988. Played herself in "HBO First Look" in 1992. Played herself in "ESPN SportsCentury" in 1999. Performed in "Remembrance" in 2002. Played herself in "Seabiscuit: The Making of a Legend" in 2003. Played herself in "Seabiscuit: Racing Through History" in 2003.