George C. Boniface (November 3, 1832 – January 3, 1912) was an American actor. He made his professional debut in

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in 1851, and remained in the profession for sixty years.(4 January 1912)
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''Boniface-Jones Collection
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''New York Dramatic Mirror'', p. 7, col. 3. Among his best-known roles was as Rodolphe in the original production of ''

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'' (1866). In 1901 he portrayed Dr. Steinart in '' The Climbers'' at the Bijou Theatre. One of his last appearances was in New York with

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in ''Mid-Channel'' in 1909. Boniface had three children:

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, John D., and George C. Boniface Jr. Stella and George Jr. were also accomplished actors.The Oxford Companion to American Theatre, p. 82-83Clapp, John Bouve & Edwin Francis Edgett
Players of the Present, Part I
pp. 40-43 (1899) Boniface's first wife was Margaret Newton (1840–1883).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boniface, George C. 1832 births 1912 deaths 19th-century American male actors American male stage actors