Star Wars star Mark Hamill searches through a public ashtray for used cigarette butts... which he smokes in his luxury BMW



As Luke Skywalker he was one of the most recognisable stars of his generation.

So it is all the more shocking to see the bizarre sight of Mark Hamill searching through an ashtray for used cigarette butts.

A series of images clearly show the veteran actor rummaging through the public ashtray outside a Los Angeles recording studio on Thursday.

Oh no Luke! Mark Hamill opens up an ashtray outside a recording studio in Los Angeles on Thursday to search for cigarette butts

After picking out some half-smoked cigarettes with tobacco still attached, Hamill retreats to his luxury BMW.

There he can be seen happily smoking the stubs and throwing the remnants out of his window.

Looking out of shape, 61-year-old Hamill then heads to a burger joint.

Getting stuck in: The veteran star searches through the cigarettes in search of some with tobacco still attached

After buying a burger and soda he eats in his car, before throwing the fast food trash bag on the road outside his vehicle.



Mark then heads home to his luxury Malibu seafront mansion.

Despite his down-at-heel behaviour, the father-of-three remains in demand professionally.

Now it's finished! Hamill chucks a cigarette butt out his car window after earlier retrieving it from the ashtray

He appeared in this month's season finale of Criminal Minds, and also recently guest starred alongside Star Trek's George Takei in The Neighbors.

Along with voiceover work, and his frequent appearances of fan conventions, a return to the big screen could also be imminent for Mark.

He recently revealed that he and his co-stars from the iconic trilogy are in talks to reprise their famous roles after original director George Lucas reached out to him.



He's changed: Mark then went to get a burger and soda at a fast food joint; he ate his meal in his car before throwing the trash out the window

And he revealed that Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher are also now in talks to appear in the latest installment of the franchise Star Wars VII, or even spin-off films.



He told Entertainment Tonight: 'They're talking to us.

'George [Lucas] wanted to know whether we'd be interested. He did say that if we didn't want to do it, they wouldn't cast another actor in our parts - they would write us out.'



Things have changed: Hamill as Luke Skywalker with Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in Star Wars



