Laura Devon, 76; had a brief TV and film acting career in the 1960s

Laura Devon, 76, who had a short film and TV acting career in the 1960s, died of heart failure July 19 at her Beverly Hills home, said her son, screenwriter Kevin Jarre.

Devon had leads in several films from the mid- to late ‘60s, including “Red Line 7000” opposite James Caan in 1965, and “Gunn” with Craig Stevens and “A Covenant of Death” with George Maharis, both from 1967.

A native of Detroit who started her career singing in nightclubs there, she moved to Southern California in the early ‘60s and made her film debut in director Vincente Minnelli’s “Goodbye Charlie” (1964).

She had numerous guest roles in TV series, including “Route 66,” “The Twilight Zone” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.” She was also part of the ensemble cast for “The Richard Boone Show,” a well-regarded dramatic anthology series that lasted one season, from 1963 to ’64.