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He is a published jazz critic.<ref>Golden, Les (1994), “Ravinia places Chicago on map for jazz fans,” ''Northwest Leader'', August 3, p. 6</ref>

He is a published jazz critic.<ref>Golden, Les (1994), “Ravinia places Chicago on map for jazz fans,” ''Northwest Leader'', August 3, p. 6</ref>

He has appeared numerous times as an actor<ref> http://people.theiapolis.com/actor-B9C1/les-golden/sites/les-golden-actor-1000547.html</ref> on the live-broadcast productions of "[[Unshackled]]!"  He was a featured regular on the [[Eddie Hubbard]] Show radio program as the character Jeffrey Clayton Maxwell from Bhutan.  He was one of the stable of gifted Chicago character actors cast in numerous national and regional television commercials by renowned director [[Josef Sedelmaier]] of “Where’s the Beef?” fame.  He is a member of both the Screen Actors  Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA).  He was a charter member of Chicago's Porchlight Theatre Ensemble.  He has appeared in featured roles with Broderick Crawford, Tippi Hedren, Troy Donahue, Charlotte Ross, Susan Hart, Robert Petkoff, David Darlow, Bruce Jarchow, Paula Scrofano, and others.[[File:LesGoldenKreyHotDogsActor.jpg|thumb|175px|<small>Les Golden possesses a "great character face."  Shown here as model for Krey Hot Dogs.</small>]]  His [[Bacon number]] (the number of motion picture role links between a given actor and prolific actor [[Kevin Bacon]]; Les Golden, Deadly Spygames with [[Tippi Hedren]], who was in [[Jayne Mansfield|Jayne Mansfield’s]] Car with Kevin Bacon) is 2 (closer value than 82% of all actors).

He has appeared numerous times as an actor<ref> http://people.theiapolis.com/actor-B9C1/les-golden/sites/les-golden-actor-1000547.html</ref> on the live-broadcast productions of "[[Unshackled]]!"  He was a featured regular on the [[Eddie Hubbard]] Show radio program as the character Jeffrey Clayton Maxwell from Bhutan.  He was one of the stable of gifted Chicago character actors cast in numerous national and regional television commercials by renowned director [[Josef Sedelmaier]] of “Where’s the Beef?” fame.  He is a member of both the Screen Actors  Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA).  He was a charter member of Chicago's Porchlight Theatre Ensemble.  He has appeared in featured roles with Broderick Crawford, Tippi Hedren, Troy Donahue, Charlotte Ross, Susan Hart, Robert Petkoff, David Darlow, Bruce Jarchow, Paula Scrofano, and others.[[File:LesGoldenKreyHotDogsActor.jpg|thumb|175px|<small>Les Golden possesses a "great character face."  Shown here as model for Krey Hot Dogs.</small>]]  His [[Bacon number]] (the number of motion picture role links between a given actor and prolific actor [[Kevin Bacon]] - Les Golden, Deadly Spygames with [[Tippi Hedren]], who was in [[Jayne Mansfield|Jayne Mansfield’s]] Car with Kevin Bacon) is 2<ref>http://oracleofbacon.org/</ref> (closer value than 82% of all actors).

He has authored stage and screen plays, including “The Skull Caper,” based on the bequeathal of the skull of his mentor [[Del Close]] to the [[Goodman Theatre]] in [[Chicago]], a full-length murder mystery comedy, [[Murder by Mistletoe]], and a screenplay, [[Never Split Tens]], based on the life of the mathematician who developed the card counting system for the casino game of blackjack.

He has authored stage and screen plays, including “The Skull Caper,” based on the bequeathal of the skull of his mentor [[Del Close]] to the [[Goodman Theatre]] in [[Chicago]], a full-length murder mystery comedy, [[Murder by Mistletoe]], and a screenplay, [[Never Split Tens]], based on the life of the mathematician who developed the card counting system for the casino game of blackjack.