André de la Varre (September 14, 1904 – December 19, 1987) was a leading travelogue filmmaker from a prominent family who started as a 17-year-old visiting Europe with a recently acquired movie camera at the end of World War I. Born Franklin LaVarre, he was the brother of noted Westerns actor John Merton (born Myrtland LaVarre), the journalist/explorer William LaVarre, and the international businessman Claude LaVarre.