Bernhard Eichhorn was born on April 17, 1904 in Schortewitz, Germany as Bernhard Günther Eichhorn. He was a composer, known for Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1956), Der brave Soldat Schwejk (1960) and Das Glas Wasser (1960). He died on February 6, 1980 in Miesbach, Bavaria, West Germany.