Frederick "Fred" Rutherford is a fictional character in the television sitcom Leave It to Beaver.

Alan Rachins played the character in the 1997 film adaptation of the series, Leave It to Beaver.

Fred in public considers Clarence a model son, boasting about him and defending him whenever he is blamed for troublesome activities.

In the show's third episode, "The Black Eye", Fred brags about two older (un-named, and never seen) sons, both nominated for football scholarships.

In the pilot episode "It's a Small World", Richard Deacon plays a character named "Mr. Baxter", an employee for the "Franklin Milk Co." Beginning in Leave It To Beaver's fifth season which launched in September 1961, Fred Rutherford began appearing less often in episodes because Richard Deacon began appearing as a regular on The Dick Van Dyke Show.