From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Tummel (5 March 1892 – 16 November 1977) was an American assistant director. He worked on 59 films between 1925 and 1947. He won an Academy Award in 1933 for Best Assistant Director. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri and died in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Tummel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia