And his appearance came just two months after his death. Billy Klapper, a spur and bit maker from Pampa in the Texas Panhandle, filmed a scene at his shop with Cole Hauser's character, Rip.

Smith) from an aged cowboy named Billy Klapper, a Texas-based loriner (a bit and spur maker) who is well known throughout the cowboy community. There, Klapper gifts Rip a beautifully hand-crafted ...