Heinrich Kilger was born on March 8, 1907 in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was a costume designer and production designer, known for
Mother Courage and Her Children (1961),
Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder - Eine Chronik aus dem Dreißigjährigen Krieg in 12 Bildern von Bertolt Brecht (1957) and
Montserrat (1957). He died on January 19, 1970 in East Berlin, Berlin, Germany.