Among his films were “The Thomas Crown Affair,” “In the Heat of the Night,” “Coming Home,” “Colors” and “The Babe.” He received Oscar nominations for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Blaze” and “Matewan,” a film about a bloody strike by coal miners in 1920 in the titular West Virginia town that became a symbol of the struggle for workers rights. Also, Wexler was visual consultant on George Lucas’ 1973 “American Graffiti.”