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S.A. Templeman (born 28 January 1954; age 70) is an actor and voice artist who appeared as the holodeck character John Bates in the Star Trek: The Next Generation third season episode "The Defector". Since 1989, he has been married to Rosalind Chao.
In 2003, both Chao and Templeman appeared on Monk, starring Ted Levine and featuring Stanley Kamel. Templeman appeared alongside fellow Trek actors David Doty, Damara Reilly, and Wendy Schenker.
He also starred in the series The Neighbors as Larry Bird, which included guest star George Takei in the season one finale.