Fred Andrews

Fred Andrews is an Archie Comics character and the father of Archie Andrews. He has been a recurring member of the Riverdale cast since the franchise's earliest years.

Fred is a mild-mannered, middle-class father who works hard to provide for his family in Riverdale. He is typically portrayed as patient and supportive, though frequently bewildered by his son's romantic entanglements and misadventures. His relationship with Archie is warm and loving, if sometimes exasperated.

Along with his wife Mary Andrews, Fred represents the stable, ordinary family life that grounds the Riverdale stories. He has appeared in thousands of Archie Comics stories across multiple titles and decades as part of the adult supporting cast.